پيشي — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
پيشي (piší) is a Pashto n-f meaning “cat” in English او په اردو کې د «بلی، گربہ» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form پيشيې.
Meanings · Entry 13
ماناوې او تعریفونهپيشي پيشي کېدل
“to make up to, fawn over; to beg something; to caress”
Proverbs (Mataloona)3 unique
ولسي متلونه«د پیشی اول تس ته به څوک ځان نیسیء»
“Who can withstand the cat's first pounce?”
بلی کے پہلے حملے کی تاب کون لائے۔
«پيشي به د اوړو جوړه کړم ، ميو به څوک کوي .»
“I will make a cat out of flour, but who will catch the mice?”
آٹے کی بلی تو بنا لوں گا، پر چوہے کون پکڑے گا؟
«پيشي ته دي خدای وزر نه ورکوي، که يې ور کۍ نو د چغوکو تُخم به وباسي»
“God does not give wings to a cat; if He did, it would wipe out the entire race of sparrows.”
اللہ بلی کو پر نہیں دیتا، اگر دے دے تو چڑیوں کا نام و نشان مٹا دے۔
Grammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Dir Plural (-e) | پيشيې | piší-e |
Obl Plural (-o) | پيشيو | piší-o |
Examples from corpora3
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
د پیشی اول تس ته به څوک ځان نیسیء
“Who can withstand the cat's first pounce? — Advises caution against the sudden, fierce initial attack or onset of a formidable opponent or adversity.”
بلی کے پہلے حملے کی تاب کون لائے۔
پيشي به د اوړو جوړه کړم ، ميو به څوک کوي .
“I will make a cat out of flour, but who will catch the mice? — Used to criticize superficial solutions or things that look like the real deal but lack practical utility.”
آٹے کی بلی تو بنا لوں گا، پر چوہے کون پکڑے گا؟
پيشي ته دي خدای وزر نه ورکوي، که يې ور کۍ نو د چغوکو تُخم به وباسي
“God does not give wings to a cat; if He did, it would wipe out the entire race of sparrows. — Reflects the traditional observation that giving power or means to a naturally malicious or aggressive entity will result in catastrophe for the weak.”
اللہ بلی کو پر نہیں دیتا، اگر دے دے تو چڑیوں کا نام و نشان مٹا دے۔
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Origin Unknown
Homograph 1; Flagged: origin unknown
پيشی (n-m · Entry 2)
Meanings · Entry 21
ماناوې او تعریفونهLexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword پيشي (piší) functions as a n-f in standard Pashto lexicography. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.